and my childhood gets over...(officially)

22 April 1998:

rushed back from school ....thrown away the bag..jumped to switch on the television...and what a relief! Aussies batting first which means India yet bat...or..Sachin yet bat :)

Call me anti national but i was the only one in my family excited on huge score the aussies were set for...

with every stroke from the blade and the background music of Tony Grieg, an idol of super hero was building some where inside me...Although India lost that match..but some one has already triggered the course of my childhood memories and cricket craziness..It was none other than the "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar"

15 Nov 2013:

Waked up 8:30 ...jumped on the remote..just to have his last glimpse on the crease...failed to have so as match hasn't started yet...keeping apart the strong motivation of bunking i reached office....India Should declare today as National Holiday..feeling totally uncomfortable i finally managed to find out a live streaming...

On every stroke from sachin(and single from Pujara) i wanted to shout like hell...but i didn't...Even on his dismissal i could have cursed Dhone to declare the inning...but i didn't.....Not because i don't adore sachin any more...But because i no longer feel like a child...my childhood is officially over..

Thank You Sachin for stretching my childhood till 25 years...

but some where inside my heart a child will always be there who wants to see those straight drive again 

A letter of Mahatma...

Dear Indians(of undivided India)

Hope you people are enjoying your independence...I am mohandas..You might have read about me in

your textbooks.People use to call me Mahatma ,but i was just a common man.Give me a chance to

walk you through my life of struggle,freedom.....and downfall. All through my life I fought for

Complete Independence(purna swaraj)...The only weapon i had was Non-Violence.I devoted my

complete life for my country and its people...and ironically it is the same country which has taken the

life out of me.I died a couple of year before they declared me dead.

I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.

The only freedom i dreamt off was through the means of Non violence. I am telling you an

incidence....The wave of complete Independence was sweeping though out the country during 1930's.

The Civil Disobedience movement was on its peak ....but I called off  the movement because of the

violence created by people at Chauri Chaura....i was not wary of any form of criticism....but i believe

freedom could not be achieved at expense of someone's life...

“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.”

Thousands of bullets couldn't have given me pain tantamount to a even a single hindu - muslim riot. The country  was stepping  towards Independence but engulfed by the wave hate and communalism. Not in my wildest of dreams i have seen my self fighting with our own people .Independence of India Act has been passed by then...But the cost of it was something both countries have to pay in centuries to come...Still I had courage to fight against a full british empire...but i was too old to fight with our own people...Nehru was giving historical speech of tryst with destiny....but i didn't had courage to join the celebration over the funeral of my brothers....While Delhi was celebrating country's first independence...I was fasting unto death at calcutta...The flood of Communalism was sweeping away nationalism.....but though the barrier of old mahatma(till his last breath!)

....
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now i am no more but i have a question to ask.Where is my country Bharat for which millions of my fellow brothers died for?

you fought for your freedom but got hostage by your hatred. It isn't the India we died for.Today you are killing your brother in the name of your religion,choosing the leader not for the sake of your country but for the sake of your community. what Godse killed was just my body but you people are murdering my soul every single day!

Hey Ram! 

A retrospect...

Kashmir....A Heaven On Earth...just like any other true Indian ,it intrigues me as well...A special state(both politically and a-politically) occupying a place of enormous interest(and influence) in India's strategic arena .. So i thought to go into its history to explore it more..

It was just like other 565 princely states whose future was still to be decided (through instrument of ascension)..Ruled by a hindu maharaja Hari Singh having majority of muslims denizens..His desire was  to rule it independently ,event dreamt of making it a switzerland of east! But notorious pakistan started injecting un stability   in the kingdom by sending armed tribals(jihadist)..In the name of holy-war they started creating mass violence ...killed who so ever comes in path..hindu or muslims..childrens or womens..Maharaja Hari singh pleaded Indian govt. for military support..But for that he has to sign Instrument of ascension to India...And thus authorises govt of India to take over the valley and throw the notorious element away...A great secular leader and founder of National conference "Sheikh Abdullah" played a vital role in spreading pro India feeling among the natives...Kashmir was now legally a part of India...Now I don't want to comment  here on Pandit Nehru's decision to seek United Nation for intervention in kashmir ,which was country's internal affair ...left  it solely on reader to decide the validness and usefulness of the decision.

65 years has been passed now...But Condition is still the same..."State is now ruled "omar abdullah" who is  the grandson of Sheikh abdullah...pakistan still injecting un-stability by violating ceasefire  and sending so called jihadists...growing communal riots and anti nationalist feeling...and finally the prevailing curfew in the valley! "

Just Another Day

The sound of an alarm can never be a pleasing one(though how much pleasing the tune may be) After crying for more than half an hour it finally got the justice….its 6:30 in the morning…

The newspaper has already been delivered…But wait lets take a nap of 5mins….and seriously  one and half hour got passed in those 5 mins(Even Einstein can't explain that paradox!)..Waked up quickly to grasp up the quick look on latest happenings…But that's what i got.. news are all same stereotyped into one of the following categories..

a. communalisation of politics.

b. Politicisation of Crime

c.Criminalisation of society

d. Accusation on the opposition.

e. Natural disaster and the subsequent politics.

f. Financial turmoil with political explanation.

g.Decline of poverty along with the poverty line(no sarcasm! )

h.Shine/Decline of Indian cricket(both comes alternatively so extremely difficult to judge..again no sarcasm!).

….

….

hey Times Up! 

Have to get ready for office …meanwhile lunch packed by maid(who keeps my horrible memory of hostel mess intact).

Office hours are all the same….(for more info about this segment goto my earlier blog)

Backed from office…opened the television …and here comes the all stereotypical typical issues flooding in the digital media though the gates of news channel outlets. 

India without colonisation

while reading a book on India's history ,I thought what could happen if East India India company wouldn't have arrived here.Some might argue that then India  could have been one of the most developed nation in the world considering its abundant resources and unmatched talent.But i have some serious objection with that opinion. We shouldn't forget that when britishers arrived here at that time India was ruled by many rulers and had many kingdoms,there was no sense of Indian-ness,

people seldom talk of something called nationality. Infact it was this weakness that allowed few thousands of them to rule over millions of us. It was their atrocity which unites extensively disintegrated diverse society of India  against a common enemy.A unity which is very difficult to think without foreign intervention.Our condition could have been very similar to that of egypt or syria where we can see many uprising against autocratic government for the demand of stable democracy.

Bid adieu to my team in samsung

as a token of remembrance i am posting my last mail in samsung......  the one i composed in absolute  unconsciousness on 13 the feb 2013...

HI All,


Sorry for spamming but I thought it would be nice to say few words before saying adieus.Mind is full with strange feelings which are the mixture of fear of the uncertainty at the new place, excitement of the new assignment and the memories of the good times I have had here. 11 july 2011..the day i left various memories of Aricent and joined Samsung.Initially it felt to me that i am going to restrict my freedom i had in my last company. But seriously never in my journey till date i feel bounded, thanks to the awesome friend circle and fabulous team i had. Today is my last day here,now i dont have any time restrictions ....but telling you frankly ,today i am feeling bounded.I think myself fortunate to be a part of Samsung apps team.I am fortunate to have some awesome memory with every one in the team (+mor :P) some of which i wish to mention here.

Saurabh Kanodia (Surya). Dude i know you are going to miss my deadly logic a lot. The time we spent together in korea were truely awesome and unforgettable.Hardly any topic left on which we didn't had fight(though i was the only winner in all debate we had :P). I still remember how we used to make our surrounding uninhabitable with our irrelevant, baseless and futile discussions.The moments we collected in korea were truely the best i had in Samsung.

Be in touch :)


Krishna(KK OMG!!)Dude we have countless memories to recall , both in professional as well as personal front.The manner in which we used to solve some tricky problems by analysing it together was just awesome.I think You are one of the most trustable friend i have.

Always be in touch....nd i know u will :)

Salman Khan( Sallu bhai)Sallu bhai tum to dost ek spritual intellect ko team mein solid miss karne wale ho :P(just kidding). But seriously i will really miss the healthy discussion we used to have on various political, social and spritual topics.I will always remember your punchline " first authenticate then Propagate" .I still remember those days in which we used to spend the whole day discussing social issues of india....(and the discussion ends in the form of fuming Rakesh Sir ;) I know our friendship is not within the contours of any organisation. Lets have some blast in gurgaon.

see u there soon :)

Manish bhai (anti-static bhai)Whenever i feel some "hichkiyaans" i can easily know that manish ji has just found some memory issues and remembering me with lots of adjectives attached :) . The Static in the code will always reminds you my presence in the team ;)  . Keeping jokes apart,seriously i got to learn various technical stuffs from you which will surely help me a lot in the future. I really admire your perseverence and the patience with which you solve issues.

Be in touch :)

Aman Verma(undisclosed name)Dost hopefully you enjoyed your vacation a lot. The missed calls you might have received during your personal hours were undoubtedly mine :D . Keep spreading amanism in the team with the charm of your smile.I still remember "the most honest excuse ever " that u gave for not coming on weekends ;). It feels great to have guys like you in the team.

see u soon :)

Gaurav mor (*%$###*%*)Cmmon dude dont cry :D, our friendship is beyond the boundaries of this organisations.We became very good friends in a very short period of time.The moments we had together as two non-team members were just awesome :) .Take my guru mantra "disclosing ur non technical aspiration in samsung could be injurious to health :) ". It  always feels great to have a friend and a "non-team" mate like you :).

will be meeting soon :)

Khusboo ( no name till date except Panda ) It feels great to mentor someone like you.I really appreciate the pace at which you catch up things.I will surely miss those light moments we had together.

Be in touch :)

last but not the least


Rakesh SirSir you are undoubtedly the best lead i had ever worked with.The way you handle our mad team is just awesome. I think i took your signature line " Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something" quite seriously.It motivated me to join a startup to get some wonderful learning experiance.I expect your help when i wish to be a part of this organisation again.I really wish to have a mentor like you in my future organisations as well.

I will be in touch :)


I am not saying bye .Bcoz we are now friends not the team mates.

My contact

Alok Srivastavabit.srivastava@gmail.com

             

i am alive

hey guys..sry for d break..back to this beautiful world of words after two long year, nd dat too on an advice from a close frnd (look i have given ur reference if u r reading :) ) ..hell lot things happened in almost all fronts...smthing that doesn't changed is that i m still a "software engineer paving through the world zero's and one's"...life is extremely funny ...last blog i was bullshitting like an an emotional idiot ...nd guess what i feels for it now...WTF..was dat really me?.... isn't it funny ..but one thing for sure Love is still to happen..so far so good :) .